who pays the piper calls the tune
誰付錢就有權(quán)決定
口語·指出資者說了算
英文釋義
the person who provides the money for something gets to make the decisions and control how it is done
例句
Since the investors funded the project, they decide the direction—who pays the piper calls the tune.
典故來源
源自中世紀(jì)歐洲，雇傭吹笛者的人有權(quán)決定演奏什么曲子，比喻出資者擁有控制權(quán)。